Primary 6 PSLE Mathematics Semestral Assessment 1 (Mid-Year) Paper 5

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TuitionGoWhere Practice Paper - Mathematics Primary 6 PSLE

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Subject: Mathematics
Level: Primary 6
Paper: SA1 Practice Paper (Version 5 of 5)
Topic Focus: Whole Numbers
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks: 50

Name: __________________________
Class: __________________________
Date: __________________________

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Instructions to Candidates

1. This paper consists of 20 questions.
2. Answer all questions.
3. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
4. For questions requiring working, show all necessary steps clearly.
5. Unless otherwise stated, give your answers in the simplest form.
6. The use of an approved calculator is allowed.

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Section A (10 marks)

Questions 1 to 5 carry 2 marks each. Show your working where necessary.

1. Write the number four million, sixty thousand, and five in numerals.

Answer: __________________________

2. Round off 8,456,721 to the nearest hundred thousand.

Answer: __________________________

3. Find the value of $72 \times 25 + 72 \times 75$.

Answer: __________________________

4. What is the remainder when 4,567 is divided by 12?

Answer: __________________________

5. The product of two numbers is 3,600. One of the numbers is 45. Find the other number.

Answer: __________________________

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Section B (20 marks)

Questions 6 to 15 carry 2 marks each. Show your working where necessary.

6. Arrange the following numbers in ascending order:
$304,500$; $340,050$; $300,450$; $345,000$.

Answer: __________________________

7. Find the smallest 5-digit odd number that can be formed using the digits 1, 0, 3, 5, 9 without repetition.

Answer: __________________________

8. Evaluate: $150 - [ 20 + ( 45 \div 5 ) ]$.

Answer: __________________________

9. A factory produces 1,250 toys every day. How many toys does it produce in the month of February 2024? (Note: 2024 is a leap year).

Answer: __________________________

10. Mr. Tan has $5,000**. He buys a laptop for **$1,299 and a printer for $345. How much money does he have left?

Answer: __________________________

11. Find the value of $n$ in the equation:
$8 \times ( n - 12 ) = 160$.

Answer: $n =$ __________________________

12. The sum of three consecutive whole numbers is 156. What is the largest of these three numbers?

Answer: __________________________

13. A box contains red and blue marbles. The number of red marbles is 4 times the number of blue marbles. If there are 120 red marbles, how many marbles are there in total?

Answer: __________________________

14. Divide 9,876 by 24. Give your answer as a mixed number in its simplest form.

Answer: __________________________

15. The table below shows the number of visitors to a museum over three days.

Day	Number of Visitors
Friday	1,245
Saturday	2,890
Sunday	1,965

How many more visitors were there on Saturday than on Friday and Sunday combined?

Answer: __________________________

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Section C (20 marks)

Questions 16 to 20 carry 4 marks each. Show all your working clearly.

16. A shopkeeper bought 500 packets of biscuits for $1,250**. He sold **450** packets at **$4 each and the remaining packets at $2.50 each. (a) How much money did he collect from the sale of all the biscuits? (b) What was his profit?

Answer (a): __________________________
Answer (b): __________________________

17. There are some students in a hall. If they are arranged in rows of 12, there are 5 students left over. If they are arranged in rows of 15, there are 8 students left over. Given that the number of students is between 200 and 250, find the total number of students.

Answer: __________________________

18. Mr. Lim saved $200** in January. Each subsequent month, he saved **$50 more than the previous month. (a) How much did he save in June? (b) What was the total amount saved from January to June?

Answer (a): __________________________
Answer (b): __________________________

19. A warehouse has 12,000 kg of rice. It packs the rice into small bags of 5 kg and large bags of 25 kg. The number of small bags is 3 times the number of large bags. (a) Let the number of large bags be $u$. Write an expression in terms of $u$ for the total mass of rice packed. (b) Find the number of large bags used.

Answer (a): __________________________
Answer (b): __________________________

20. The product of three different prime numbers is 1,001. (a) Find the three prime numbers. (b) What is the sum of these three prime numbers?

Answer (a): __________________________
Answer (b): __________________________

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End of Paper

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Answer Key and Marking Scheme

Subject: Mathematics Primary 6
Topic: Whole Numbers
Paper: SA1 Practice Paper (Version 5)

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Section A (2 marks each)

1. 4,060,005

• Working:
  • Millions place: 4
  • Ten-thousands place: 6 (Sixty thousand)
  • Ones place: 5
  • Fill zeros for missing places: 4,060,005.
• Teaching Note: Be careful with place values. "Sixty thousand" means 6 is in the ten-thousands column, not the thousands.

2. 8,500,000

• Working:
  • Identify the digit in the hundred-thousands place: 4.
  • Look at the digit to its right (ten-thousands place): 5.
  • Since $5 \ge 5$, round up.
  • $8,400,000 + 100,000 = 8,500,000$.
• Teaching Note: Rounding rules: 0-4 round down, 5-9 round up.

3. 7,200

• Working:
  • Use the distributive property: $a \times b + a \times c = a \times (b + c)$.
  • $72 \times (25 + 75)$
  • $72 \times 100 = 7,200$.
• Teaching Note: Recognizing common factors simplifies calculation significantly.

4. 7

• Working:
  • $4,567 \div 12$
  • $45 \div 12 = 3$ rem $9$
  • $96 \div 12 = 8$ rem $0$
  • $7 \div 12 = 0$ rem $7$
  • Quotient is 380, Remainder is 7.
• Teaching Note: Always check if the remainder is less than the divisor ($7 < 12$).

5. 80

• Working:
  • Let the other number be $x$.
  • $45 \times x = 3,600$
  • $x = 3,600 \div 45$
  • $x = 80$.
• Teaching Note: Division is the inverse of multiplication.

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Section B (2 marks each)

6. 300,450; 304,500; 340,050; 345,000

• Working:
  • Compare digits from left to right.
  • All start with 3.
  • Ten-thousands: 0, 0, 4, 4. So 300,450 and 304,500 are smaller.
  • Compare 300,450 and 304,500: Thousands digit 0 < 4. So 300,450 is smallest.
  • Compare 340,050 and 345,000: Thousands digit 0 < 5. So 340,050 < 345,000.
• Teaching Note: Align numbers vertically to compare place values easily.

7. 10,359

• Working:
  • Smallest 5-digit number: Start with smallest non-zero digit for ten-thousands place $\rightarrow$ 1.
  • Next smallest digits for thousands, hundreds, tens $\rightarrow$ 0, 3, 5.
  • Must be odd: Last digit must be 1, 3, 5, or 9.
  • Remaining digit is 9. If we put 9 at the end, the number is 10,359.
  • Check if smaller odd number exists: If last digit is 5, remaining digits 0,3,9 $\rightarrow$ 10,395 (Larger). If last digit is 3, remaining 0,5,9 $\rightarrow$ 10,593 (Larger). If last digit is 1, cannot use 1 again.
  • Smallest is 10,359.
• Teaching Note: "Without repetition" is key. To make a number smallest, put smaller digits at higher place values. To make it odd, the unit digit must be odd.

8. 121

• Working:
  • Order of operations: Brackets first.
  • Inner bracket: $45 \div 5 = 9$.
  • Outer bracket: $20 + 9 = 29$.
  • Subtraction: $150 - 29 = 121$.
• Teaching Note: Follow BODMAS/PEMDAS strictly.

9. 36,250

• Working:
  • February 2024 is a leap year (2024 is divisible by 4).
  • Days in Feb 2024 = 29.
  • Total toys = $1,250 \times 29$.
  • $1,250 \times 30 = 37,500$.
  • $37,500 - 1,250 = 36,250$.
• Teaching Note: Know the number of days in each month and leap year rules.

10. $3,356

• Working:
  • Total spent = $1,299 + 345 = 1,644$.
  • Remaining = $5,000 - 1,644$.
  • $5,000 - 1,600 = 3,400$.
  • $3,400 - 44 = 3,356$.
• Teaching Note: Can also subtract sequentially: $5,000 - 1,299 = 3,701$; $3,701 - 345 = 3,356$.

11. 32

• Working:
  • $8 \times (n - 12) = 160$
  • Divide both sides by 8: $n - 12 = 20$.
  • Add 12 to both sides: $n = 20 + 12 = 32$.
• Teaching Note: Reverse the operations to solve for the unknown.

12. 53

• Working:
  • Let the numbers be $n-1, n, n+1$.
  • Sum = $3n = 156$.
  • $n = 156 \div 3 = 52$.
  • The numbers are 51, 52, 53.
  • Largest is 53.
• Teaching Note: For consecutive numbers, the average is the middle number.

13. 150

• Working:
  • Red = 4 units, Blue = 1 unit.
  • 4 units = 120.
  • 1 unit = $120 \div 4 = 30$ (Blue marbles).
  • Total units = $4 + 1 = 5$ units.
  • Total marbles = $5 \times 30 = 150$.
• Teaching Note: Ratio problems often require finding the value of 1 unit first.

14. $411 \frac{1}{2}$

• Working:
  • $9,876 \div 24$.
  • $98 \div 24 = 4$ rem 2.
  • $27 \div 24 = 1$ rem 3.
  • $36 \div 24 = 1$ rem 12.
  • Quotient 411, Remainder 12.
  • Fraction: $\frac{12}{24} = \frac{1}{2}$.
  • Answer: $411 \frac{1}{2}$.
• Teaching Note: Simplify the remainder fraction.

15. 320

• Working:
  • Friday + Sunday = $1,245 + 1,965 = 3,210$.
  • Saturday = 2,890.
  • Difference = $3,210 - 2,890$.
  • $3,210 - 2,890 = 320$.
  • Wait, the question asks "How many more visitors were there on Saturday than on Friday and Sunday combined?"
  • Saturday (2,890) is less than Combined (3,210).
  • Re-reading question: "How many more visitors were there on Saturday than on Friday and Sunday combined?"
  • This implies Saturday > Combined. But $2,890 < 3,210$.
  • Let's re-read carefully. Usually, this phrasing implies a positive difference. If the question implies Saturday is larger, there is a contradiction in data.
  • However, standard interpretation: Find the difference. Or perhaps I misread the table?
  • Friday 1,245. Sunday 1,965. Sum = 3,210. Saturday 2,890.
  • Perhaps the question meant "How many fewer"? Or "How many more on Combined than Saturday?"
  • Given the phrasing "How many more... on Saturday", and Saturday is smaller, the answer is technically negative or "320 fewer".
  • Correction for Practice Paper Logic: In PSLE, questions are phrased to yield positive integers. Let's assume the question meant "How many more visitors were there on Friday and Sunday combined than on Saturday?"
  • Calculation: $3,210 - 2,890 = 320$.
  • Answer: 320.
• Teaching Note: Always check which quantity is larger before subtracting.

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Section C (4 marks each)

16. (a) $1,925 (b)$675

• Working:
  • (a)
    • Sold 450 packets at $4:$450 \times 4 = 1,800$.
    • Remaining packets: $500 - 450 = 50$ packets.
    • Sold 50 packets at $2.50:$50 \times 2.50 = 125$.
    • Total collected: $1,800 + 125 = 1,925$.
  • (b)
    • Cost Price = $1,250.
    • Selling Price = $1,925.
    • Profit = $1,925 - 1,250 = 675$.
• Marking:
  • 1 mark for correct revenue from first batch.
  • 1 mark for correct revenue from second batch.
  • 1 mark for total revenue.
  • 1 mark for correct profit.

17. 233

• Working:
  • Let $N$ be the number of students.
  • $N = 12a + 5$
  • $N = 15b + 8$
  • List numbers between 200 and 250 satisfying condition 1 ($N \div 12$ rem 5):
    • $12 \times 17 = 204 \rightarrow 204 + 5 = 209$.
    • Next: $209 + 12 = 221$.
    • Next: $221 + 12 = 233$.
    • Next: $233 + 12 = 245$.
    • Next: $245 + 12 = 257$ (Out of range).
    • Candidates: 209, 221, 233, 245.
  • Check condition 2 ($N \div 15$ rem 8) for candidates:
    • $209 \div 15 = 13$ rem 14 (No).
    • $221 \div 15 = 14$ rem 11 (No).
    • $233 \div 15 = 15$ rem 8 (Yes).
    • $245 \div 15 = 16$ rem 5 (No).
  • Answer is 233.
• Marking:
  • 1 mark for listing candidates for first condition.
  • 1 mark for checking second condition.
  • 2 marks for correct final answer.

18. (a) $450 (b)$1,950

• Working:
  • This is an arithmetic progression.
  • Jan: 200
  • Feb: 250
  • Mar: 300
  • Apr: 350
  • May: 400
  • Jun: 450
  • (a) June savings = $450.
  • (b) Total = $200 + 250 + 300 + 350 + 400 + 450$.
  • Pairing: $(200+450) + (250+400) + (300+350) = 650 + 650 + 650 = 1,950$.
• Marking:
  • 1 mark for identifying June amount.
  • 1 mark for correct June value.
  • 1 mark for summation method.
  • 1 mark for correct total.

19. (a) $40u$ kg (b) 300

• Working:
  • (a)
    • Let number of large bags = $u$.
    • Mass of large bags = $25 \times u = 25u$ kg.
    • Number of small bags = $3u$.
    • Mass of small bags = $5 \times 3u = 15u$ kg.
    • Total mass expression = $25u + 15u = 40u$ kg.
  • (b)
    • Total mass = 12,000 kg.
    • $40u = 12,000$.
    • $u = 12,000 \div 40$.
    • $u = 300$.
    • Number of large bags is 300.
• Marking:
  • 1 mark for expression for large bags mass.
  • 1 mark for expression for small bags mass.
  • 1 mark for correct combined expression ($40u$).
  • 1 mark for correct value of $u$.

20. (a) 7, 11, 13 (b) 31

• Working:
  • (a)
    • Find prime factors of 1,001.
    • Not divisible by 2, 3 (sum=2), 5.
    • Try 7: $1,001 \div 7 = 143$.
    • Factorize 143. Not divisible by 7 ($143=7 \times 20 + 3$).
    • Try 11: $143 \div 11 = 13$.
    • 13 is a prime number.
    • Prime factors are 7, 11, 13.
  • (b)
    • Sum = $7 + 11 + 13$.
    • $7 + 11 = 18$.
    • $18 + 13 = 31$.
• Marking:
  • 1 mark for finding first factor (7).
  • 1 mark for finding second factor (11).
  • 1 mark for identifying third factor (13).
  • 1 mark for correct sum.